The patch titled
Subject: kernel/sysctl.c: rename sysctl_init() to sysctl_init_bases()
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases.patch
This patch should soon appear at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases.patch
and later at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases.patch
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From: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: kernel/sysctl.c: rename sysctl_init() to sysctl_init_bases()
Rename sysctl_init() to sysctl_init_bases() so to reflect exactly what
this is doing.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20211129211943.640266-4-mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Antti Palosaari <crope@xxxxxx>
Cc: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Lukas Middendorf <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stephen Kitt <steve@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm/mm/alignment.c | 2 +-
arch/sh/mm/alignment.c | 2 +-
fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 4 ++--
include/linux/sysctl.h | 2 +-
kernel/sysctl.c | 2 +-
5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
--- a/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c~kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases
+++ a/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ static int __init noalign_setup(char *__
__setup("noalign", noalign_setup);
/*
- * This needs to be done after sysctl_init, otherwise sys/ will be
+ * This needs to be done after sysctl_init_bases(), otherwise sys/ will be
* overwritten. Actually, this shouldn't be in sys/ at all since
* it isn't a sysctl, and it doesn't contain sysctl information.
* We now locate it in /proc/cpu/alignment instead.
--- a/arch/sh/mm/alignment.c~kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases
+++ a/arch/sh/mm/alignment.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static const struct proc_ops alignment_p
};
/*
- * This needs to be done after sysctl_init, otherwise sys/ will be
+ * This needs to be done after sysctl_init_bases(), otherwise sys/ will be
* overwritten. Actually, this shouldn't be in sys/ at all since
* it isn't a sysctl, and it doesn't contain sysctl information.
* We now locate it in /proc/cpu/alignment instead.
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c~kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases
+++ a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl);
* Context: Can only be called after your respective sysctl base path has been
* registered. So for instance, most base directories are registered early on
* init before init levels are processed through proc_sys_init() and
- * sysctl_init().
+ * sysctl_init_bases().
*/
void __init __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
const char *table_name)
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ int __init proc_sys_init(void)
proc_sys_root->proc_dir_ops = &proc_sys_dir_file_operations;
proc_sys_root->nlink = 0;
- return sysctl_init();
+ return sysctl_init_bases();
}
struct sysctl_alias {
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h~kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases
+++ a/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl
void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table);
-extern int sysctl_init(void);
+extern int sysctl_init_bases(void);
extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
const char *table_name);
#define register_sysctl_init(path, table) __register_sysctl_init(path, table, #table)
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c~kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases
+++ a/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(vm, vm_table);
DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(debug, debug_table);
DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(dev, dev_table);
-int __init sysctl_init(void)
+int __init sysctl_init_bases(void)
{
register_sysctl_base(kernel);
register_sysctl_base(vm);
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx are
zram-use-attribute_groups.patch
hpet-simplify-subdirectory-registration-with-register_sysctl.patch
i915-simplify-subdirectory-registration-with-register_sysctl.patch
macintosh-mac_hidc-simplify-subdirectory-registration-with-register_sysctl.patch
ocfs2-simplify-subdirectory-registration-with-register_sysctl.patch
test_sysctl-simplify-subdirectory-registration-with-register_sysctl.patch
inotify-simplify-subdirectory-registration-with-register_sysctl-fix.patch
cdrom-simplify-subdirectory-registration-with-register_sysctl.patch
sysctl-add-helper-to-register-a-sysctl-mount-point.patch
fs-move-binfmt_misc-sysctl-to-its-own-file.patch
sysctl-share-unsigned-long-const-values.patch
fs-move-inode-sysctls-to-its-own-file.patch
fs-move-fs-stat-sysctls-to-file_tablec.patch
fs-move-dcache-sysctls-to-its-own-file.patch
sysctl-move-maxolduid-as-a-sysctl-specific-const.patch
fs-move-shared-sysctls-to-fs-sysctlsc.patch
fs-move-locking-sysctls-where-they-are-used.patch
fs-move-namei-sysctls-to-its-own-file.patch
fs-move-fs-execc-sysctls-into-its-own-file.patch
fs-move-pipe-sysctls-to-is-own-file.patch
sysctl-add-and-use-base-directory-declarer-and-registration-helper.patch
fs-move-namespace-sysctls-and-declare-fs-base-directory.patch
kernel-sysctlc-rename-sysctl_init-to-sysctl_init_bases.patch
